Heart Failure News & Features

The FDA today approved a new use for the diabetes drug, dapagliflozin (Farxiga), to reduce the risk of a hospital stay or death in people who have a type of heart failure.

After adjusting for a number of factors, her team found that Hispanic patients were 17% less likely to be admitted to a heart specialty unit, and black patients were 9% less likely.

Sanders, 78 -- the oldest candidate on the campaign trail -- felt chest discomfort during a rally Tuesday evening in Las Vegas. He is now recovering in a Las Vegas hospital, the campaign said.

Diuretics help people with heart failure reduce excess fluids that can cause shortness of breath, swollen legs, coughing and weight gain.

On average, as many as 1 in 5 heart failure hospitalizations appear to be triggered by the flu during the months when influenza viruses are circulating widely.

Heart failure patients who drank in moderation -- a drink a day for women, two for men -- had an average survival that was a year longer than nondrinkers, the researchers found.

People who were recently diagnosed with heart failure and got a flu shot cut their risk of premature death by 18 percent, compared with not getting a shot, according to a new study from Denmark.

A new study is the latest to confirm the so-called "obesity paradox," a puzzling pattern that researchers have noted for years: Obese patients with heart disease tend to survive longer than their normal-weight counterparts.

Heart failure can shorten life expectancy. And because no cure exists, prevention -- through diet and lifestyle -- is vital, the researchers noted.

Researchers found that an annual flu vaccine reduced patients' risk of death by 50 percent during the flu season and by 20 percent during the rest of the year.

The chances of being hospitalized for heart failure were 49 percent greater for kidney disease patients with an implanted defibrillator than for those who did not have the device, according to the study by researchers from Kaiser Permanente and the University of Washington.

Researchers develop 13-point assessment

Umbilical cord stem cells could be a treatment for heart failure, small study suggests

Factors such as cholesterol and blood pressure might be less of a concern, study contends

Study offers another reason to watch your intake

Large trial comparing it to warfarin finds aspirin not tied to more hospitalizations or deaths

But losing a few pounds might help decrease the damage, cardiologist suggests

Researchers chock it up to better meds, as patients live longer and better

Income inequalities when young appear to have lifelong effects, research suggests

Small improvement seen over one year in early study

And heart disease remains the nation's leading killer

Cimaglermin appears to strengthen cells and improve heart function, researchers report

Higher levels indicated potential trouble, study showed

Guarding against obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes at middle age may slash risk, study finds

After a year, patients reported fewer symptoms, better quality of life, study finds